McDuff-Brown sentenced to 22 years to life in hit-and-run death of 3-year-old boy

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Dec 10, 2012 at 12:51 PMDec 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM

STOCKTON – A judge today sentenced Aushua McDuff-Brown to 22 years to life in state prison for killing a toddler in a botched attempt to run down another woman.

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STOCKTON – A judge today sentenced Aushua McDuff-Brown to 22 years to life in state prison for killing a toddler in a botched attempt to run down another woman.

McDuff-Brown, 23, tried ramming her Ford Focus into a woman in a heated dispute but missed and mistakenly pinned 3-year-old Ruben Richard Ramirez between her car and a store building.

Ruben’s mother, Deleshia Mason, says she relives the incident in nightmares every time she falls asleep. She watched helplessly on Oct. 3, 2011, as her son died moments after they arrived to Madison Market for a bag of chips, his reward for being a good boy while his mom ran errands that afternoon.

McDuff-Brown was found guilty by a jury in October of second-degree murder, attempted murder, hit-and-run resulting in death or injury and a weapons enhancement in connection to the murder charge.

Read Tuesday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Jennie Rodriguez-Moore.